Erdogan backtracks on Syria goals after call with Putin (and a bit of pushing from VT), says terrorists are only target

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Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria does not target any country or individual, and is aimed only at terrorist groups, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. He had earlier stated that Turkey was in Syria to “end the rule of the cruel Assad.” “The aim of the Euphrates Shield Operation [in northern Syria] is not any […]